Dear John and Patti,

We want to thank you both so much for your dedication and valued experience and support in the lead up to our wedding day. The time we spent with you in our sessions was invaluable and we both enjoyed it immensely. We recommend every couple contemplating marriage to have the experience of your pre marriage education that is just so practical, real and absolutely essential for what we are entering into...

We can’t thank you enough for best wedding present we have received; your wisdom, your guidance, your love and support have given us the foundation and knowledge to continue on our journey together.

We came to you as a couple happy in love, who, thanks to you both, are enjoying the blessings of married life.

Thank you for sharing your personal experiences with us and for the laughs, the (almost) tears, for educating us and being our friend.

Your compassion and patience and kindness have given us a sense of spiritually and faith that connects us as husband and wife.

Not only did you offer us your support but you took the time to get to know our friends and family.

We are truly grateful and love you both very much.

Lots of love,

Duncan & Simone

Dear John & Patti,

Thank you both so very much for all the hours and teaching you shared with us.

We both loved the journey and feel it has truly set us up for a successful marriage.

John, the ceremony was beautiful and I know so many of our family & friends loved it.

Thank you also for the books. We are actually reading them right now and enjoying them.

With all our love,

Nigel & Rowena

Dear John

Thank-you so much for helping to make our day so memorable.

Thank you also for coming from the Sunshine Coast to be our Celebrant on the day.

It wouldn’t have been anywhere near the same without you as our celebrant.

The pre-marriage sessions were EVER so valuable. They were a challenge for us to attend all of them due to distance and whilst at times the content stirred things up that was confronting and difficult, it has allowed us to have a much closer and deeper relationship.

Before these sessions we knew we both loved each other very much, but since the sessions we have become closer on a level we didn’t think possible. As cliché as that sounds !!

Our love has grown immensely due to the pre-marriage sessions, from what was brought up and from the resulting conversations.

We are definitely on the path to a happy and healthy marriage.

Thank you John for all your extra time and effort you put into us. It was greatly appreciated.

You and...

Dear John,

First of all I would like to say how blissful married life has been so far. Even with the everyday challenges (financial, logistical, emotional) that we have faced so early in our marriage, I have to admit to everyone I see, that I am blissfully happy and wouldn't have things any other way.

Our wedding day went off without a hitch and the weather was more than perfect for the usually hot and unpredictable time of the year. I am quite sure my Dad was looking after us in that department as he always knew how rain could make things just that little bit more difficult to co-ordinate, be they work or pleasure.

We still have people commenting on how wonderful our wedding was and quoting "Your celebrant was really great!" A perfect mix of humour, religion and serious foundations of what it is to get and BE married.

I try to convince every engaged couple I know to at least do some pre-marriage reading, if not have pre-marriage education as we did with you. It has been one of the...

Dear John and Patti,

Happy 2008! We hope you both had a lovely Christmas and New Years celebration.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you both for participating and making our wedding day on 10 November 2007 extra special. The fact that you John, not only wanted to share it with us as a celebrant, but also as a friend meant a lot to us. We were very happy that both you and your wife accepted our wedding invitation and joined us in our celebration.

John, we believe the ceremony would not have been as wonderful without you as our celebrant. You did a marvellous job and the time we spent together prior to the wedding day was something we truly enjoyed. So far there is not one single day that goes by where we don’t cherish what you have taught us regarding our future relationship as a husband and wife. With the advice and “tools” you have given us through your pre-marriage sessions, we believe we are more prepared for a future together. The common hurdles that all couples face through...

Dear John & Patti

Greetings from Nancy & Steven.

We thought it about time we expressed into words how important your guidance & friendship was to prepare us for our wedding & marriage.

I proposed to Nancy in the moonlight of Orient Beach in St. Marten, the Carribean.

After some celebrations & discussions we both made the decision to have our wedding in my home town of the Gold Coast.

After doing some research on our choices for venue, date, time & location, the next step was of course to contact a celebrant. I had your card from a wedding show that I attended & Nancy thought that you would be a good candidate. After talking with you, Nancy & I were very impressed with your questions and flexibility to our needs.

The thought of sitting through 4 meetings of 1-2 hours of religion didn’t really appeal to me but I was impressed when you told me you were not a religious man & found that with every visit I wanted to ask you more & more about religion, love, friendship, marriage,...

Dear John & Patti,

We would like to express our sincere thanks for making our wedding ceremony just perfect and for the personal touch shown to us on our special day.

We will always remember the words of wisdom and guidance you have given to us, leading up to our marriage, held on the 20^th October 2007.

We truly believe we have been blessed in having you celebrant. We both enjoyed building a relationship with you gave us more understanding and important tools that will help us in our, as husband and wife.

John, thank you for your time and your kindness, which will stay with us forever.

Kindest regards,

Renae & Craig

Dear Reverend John,

Melita & I often thank God for each other, our beautiful wedding day and for bringing you into our lives, not only as a minister but also as a friend and guide into the covenant of marriage.

Long before I met you, Melita and I would discuss our strong beliefs in marriage, the seriousness of a life-long vow to one another, as well as the dream of our own fairy-tale wedding.

Not only are we blessed and grateful for such a beautiful and warm ceremony, but we feel truly blessed that we have received ideal guidance to what we both believe will be a marriage made in heaven.

I have an immense amount of respect for you and your skills as a minister and marriage guide. I always wanted a divine element in my wedding ceremony and I never thought I would meet someone who would inspire me to open up my faith and find a path bringing my beliefs closer to God.

For the first time in many years, I believe I’m feeling deep love again and I thank you so much for showing me a...

Dear John,

We would like to thank you from the bottom of our heart !

You have made a real difference to our young, but forever blossoming lives.

You have given us such an amazing insight into what a truly strong and committed marriage is all about And have taught us valuable lessons in being patient, kind and understanding partners.

We are individuals with our own strengths and weaknesses, but have learned that together we can take our lives to places higher and further than we could ever achieve on our own.

Today, married, we are extremely excited to discover what each day has in store for us.

Although we are aware that not all of our days will be as pleasantly filled, we are comforted by the knowledge that by staying true to our vows and truly understanding what we promised each other on our wedding day, we can overcome any obstacles and challenges in our way.

You will always be in our thoughts, like a Guardian Angel of our marriage.

Brad & Adrienne